Rookie hazing is a thing of the past, but rookie embarrassing still exists. Last week at training camp, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was told by teammates to get up and sing. He broke into "Amazing Grace" and was quickly booed off the stage.

Being the competitor that he is, the Fresno State alum surely wants a second chance, right?

"No second shot," Carr said, smiling. "You only get one chance."

The abbreviated song aside, Carr hasn't really hit a false note in camp. Especially since the coaching staff tweaked his footwork, and there is no real pressure on him with Matt Schaub set as the starter.

The Raiders widened Carr's base when he throws, improving the second-round pick's footwork.

"The ball is getting out quicker," offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. "His drop step was way too high, and now he is keeping both feet on the ground. He has great upper-body mechanics, and now he is much more balanced."

Carr welcomed the change, knowing that he used to get "a little hoppy" when he dropped back to pass.

"Which could at times make me inaccurate in college," Carr said. "So one thing they've really done is widen my base. That helps, too, getting hit in the pocket, if you get nudged and stuff, you can still have that good, strong base.

"I've been able to do that and get the ball out. I like to get the ball out quick in the first place, but they've trained me to get it out quicker, which I love. It helps."

Carr quickly has grasped the playbook, and his accuracy was never in question. The staff is eager to see how he does against a live enemy pass rush, starting Friday in Minnesota, but quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo said, "He's much, much further along than I thought he would be."

Carr said the biggest adjustment at this level is the speed of defensive players.

"Not necessarily just how fast guys are," Carr said. "It's they are so fast they can disguise things longer, they don't have to get over there. ... They can stay here, make it look like something else, and then at the snap, go ahead and get over there, because they are fast enough."

Olson loves the intelligence and accuracy of Schaub, Carr and third-stringer Matt McGloin and said he threw the whole playbook at them "and they haven't blinked." (Olson would have included Trent Edwards, but the fourth-stringer hasn't gotten any reps at camp yet.)

Overall, Olson is pleased with how camp has gone and that there have been no significant injuries.

"We added to our playmakers, beefed up our front and added more stability to our quarterback room," Olson said. "That should lead to better results."